If you’re having trouble hitting the ball cleanly, and tend to hit the ground behind the ball, here is a drill you can use that will encourage a much sweeter impact.
Place a golf towel flat on the ground about two to three centimetres behind a ball and I suggest you use some tees to pin it down in any wind (pic 1). The objective here is that you want to make some swings, and hit the ball without hitting the towel before impact.
Set yourself up … check you have good balance, good posture and then swing. All the while focusing on missing the towel, hitting the ball first and then the ground second (pics 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6).
This is a great exercise to help with the timing of…
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Golf Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, Mar 2024 - Issue 418